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MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi speaks with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Romaine Bostick on the collapse of the food supply chain from the coronavirus (Source: Bloomberg)

Fear of lawsuits and red tape are keeping them out of the hands of American frontline medical workers.

From the U.S. perspective, it depends what those goods are, according to MIT supply chain expert Yossi Sheffi. While nothing is certain, the availability of food is less of a concern in the U.S., in supply-chain terms, while access to medical supplies is a much more problematic issue.

Dr. Yossi Sheffi, at MIT, weighs in on supply chain shortages caused by COVID-19 and what we can expect moving forward.

Once pandemic ends, businesses may take 6 months to get up and running normally, says CFO survey. The biggest task facing the world right now is stopping the spread of the coronavirus. But even when the global public health crisis is under control and global supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 end, many large companies expect that business will not return to normal for between three to six months.

During this coronavirus outbreak, industries must find ways to make better use of idle resources to fight the virus, says the Financial Times’ Tim Harford.

The Covid-19 crisis has reminded many in the U.S. of the dark days after Sept. 11. It is swiftly coming to resemble those after Pearl Harbor, when a Japanese attack drove a reluctant nation into World War II.

"What’d You Miss This Week" goes through a financial market week for the history books. 

MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi speaks to Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Romaine Bostick on the virus's effect on supply chains. 

As countries shut down, stock markets crumble and economic activity slows to a crawl, it is hard to believe that in a few months the coronavirus crisis may be over.